📍 110 Paseo del Canon W, Taos, Taos County, 87571
Taos Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Taos, Taos County. The school has 274 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Taos Academy school district. It serves grades 5–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. It operates as a public charter school. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Taos Academy enrolls 274 students across grades 5–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 22.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 30% White and 3.3% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 174 | 64% |
| White | 83 | 30% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
137 of the school's 274 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 130 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Taos Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-30, state senate district 6, state house district 42.
Taos Academy is one of 1 schools in TAOS ACADEMY, based in TAOS, New Mexico. The district serves 251 students district-wide and employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 274 students, Taos Academy is close to the district average of about 251 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe